Deployment Automation is the linchpin of DevOps transformation. I cannot put it more simply: To accelerate your DevOps adoption, and get the biggest bang for your buck: FOCUS ON DEPLOYMENTS. The previous State of the DevOps reports have shown a pretty straightforward equation: Deployment frequency is THE indicator for success and deployment pain is...
In this episode of our #c9d9 video podcast, our expert panel included: John Harris, Head of DevOps & Solution Architect for LeftShiftIT; Viktor Farcic, Software Architect at Everis; Flynn, solving problems at Datawire.io; and, our very own Anders Wallgren and Sam Fell. During the episode, we discussed the differences between deployments and...
On this episode of our Continuous Discussions video podcast, our expert panel included: Juni Mukherjee, author of Author of “Continuous Delivery Pipeline – Where Does It Choke?”; Martin Cron, principal engineer at WiserCare; J. Paul Reed, an internationally recognized speaker on DevOps, release engineering, and operations complexity; Robert Firek, software craftsman...
On today's episode of our Continuous Discussions (#c9d9) podcast, we discussed best practices and actionable tips for mapping your DevOps implementation in the organization. DevOps is a journey filled with continuous learning, experimentation, and improvement. Successful transformations require a shift in mindset, new tooling, and system-wide optimization of processes and practices....
This week’s top news returns by highlighting Continuous Delivery (CD) as a best practice in software delivery. It is important to first assess whether or not you are ready to embark on the CD journey, and establish what your goals are for implementing it. There’s also a deep-dive into the delivery...
This morning we had our second in a series of special episodes of our Continuous Discussions (#c9d9) podcast with Gene Kim and the DevOps Enterprise Summit (DOES16) speakers. We discussed branching techniques, the importance of culture and experimentation in DevOps, best practices for leading a DevOps transformation in complex organizations,...
Anders Wallgren, Electric Cloud's CTO, had the opportunity recently to sit down with Puppet's CIO & VP of operations, Nigel Kersten and Dan Jones, Skytap's Director of Product Management to discuss Puppet’s 2016 State of DevOps Report, and some of his favorite findings from this year's data. DevOps goes both deep and...
It’s hard to believe that the 2016 DevOps Enterprise Summit (#DOES16) is less than two months away! As the founding partner of the event, we’re working with IT Revolution to help produce the most successful and memorable event yet. Together, we’re continuously working towards building and supporting a strong DevOps community, which...
This morning on #c9d9 we discussed how your Artifact Repository comes into play in your DevOps and software release processes. Versioning everything is an important prerequisite – and a predictor – for your DevOps success and IT performance. Versioning is crucial both for source code, for binaries, and for your...
At the recent Agile2016 conference in Atlanta this past July, our CTO Anders Wallgren had the opportunity to sit down with John Esposito from DZone's Code Talk Podcast. Anders discussed the key metrics that matter when evaluating your DevOps efforts and optimizing your software delivery pipeline. You can’t improve what you cannot measure. But...
